7 Stocks Losing Top Investor Support

By Motley Fool Staff
August 12, 2009 | Comments (2)

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"Bull markets are born on pessimism, grow on skepticism, mature on optimism, and die on euphoria. The time of maximum pessimism is the best time to buy, and the time of maximum optimism is the best time to sell." -- Sir John Templeton

Just as it makes sense to research the stocks attracting top investors, it's equally important to figure out why smart money is leaving other investments. Using Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's 135,000-member-strong investing community, we can see which stocks are losing support from CAPS All-Star players.

A sudden decrease in interest from top-rated investors could signal that the stock is losing steam, which might make it an awful stock to avoid for now. At the very least, such drops should signal that further research is in order.

Here are seven stocks receiving less support from CAPS All-Stars over the past month:

Company

Industry

% Change in All-Star Bulls From 7/13 to 8/12

CAPS Rating (out of 5)

CAPS Research

Integrys Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE: TEG)

Multi-Utilities

(21%)

 3 Stars TEG

National Health Investors (NYSE: NHI)

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

(19%)

 3 Stars NHI

Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: DLTR)

Multiline Retail

(18%)

 2 Stars DLTR

Allied Nevada Gold (AMEX: ANV)

Metals and Mining

(18%)

 1 Stars ANV

El Paso Pipeline Partners LP (NYSE: EPB)

Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels

-17%

 3 Stars EPB

Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC)

Media

-17%

 2 Stars RGC

AMERIGROUP Corp (NYSE: AGP)

Healthcare Providers and Services

-17%

 3 Stars AGP

Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of August 12, 2009

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  • Report this Comment On August 16, 2009, at 9:06 AM, slim17265 wrote:

    The "Motley Fool" helps drive down the stock of EPB by posting there opinions of some 200 readers of their group regardless whether they own or follow the stock. One would have to be a "Fool" to follow this advice.

  • Report this Comment On September 10, 2009, at 11:46 AM, MarionContrarian wrote:

    How quickly Motley Fool Staff opinions can change.... NHI moves from faltering support in this article to rising (4) star in just under a week (refer to http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2009/08/18/4-star-stoc.... As of today (9/10/2009), NHI has returned to 5-star status.

    Hmmm - time to buy... or time to sell?

    Rather than, "at the very least", I'd say that at the very MOST "such drops should signal that further research is in order". Review your basis for establishing an equity position in the first place, and review your analysis when support, as signaled by price action, is waning. Reviewing and tightening stop losses can help protect gains as well.

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EPB $22.81 Up +0.32 +1.42%
El Paso Pipeline P… CAPS Rating: ***
TEG $38.96 Up +0.81 +2.12%
Integrys Energy Gr… CAPS Rating: ***
DLTR $49.24 Up +0.31 +0.63%
Dollar Tree Stores… CAPS Rating: **
ANV $12.84 Up +0.68 +5.59%
Allied Nevada Gold CAPS Rating: *
RGC $13.79 Up +0.31 +2.30%
Regal Entertainmen… CAPS Rating: **
AGP $23.46 Up +0.81 +3.58%
AMERIGROUP Corp CAPS Rating: ***
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National Health In… CAPS Rating: *****

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